Water Receives an Updated Impact Factor of 3.0 and Increased CiteScore of 6.0
We are pleased to share that Water (ISSN: 2073-4441, IF 3.0) was awarded an updated Impact Factor of 3.0 in the 2024 Journal Citation Reports™ released by Clarivate™ in June 2025. Water ranks in Q2 (47 among 131 titles) in the “Water Resources” category.
Additionally, according to data released by Scopus (Elsevier), Water received an increased CiteScore™ of 6.0.
Water’s CiteScore ranks as follows:
- Q1 (59 out of 279) in the “Water Science and Technology” category;
- Q1 (32 out of 257) in the “Aquatic Science” category;
- Q1 (131 out of 841) in the “Geography, Planning and Development” category;
- Q2 (187 out of 441) in the “Biochemistry” category.
The 2024 Journal Impact Factor is calculated by dividing the number of citations received in 2024 to all publications in the journal from 2022 and 2023 by the total number of citable publications from those same years.
To learn more, visit our journal statistics website for detailed metrics or check out our news article for general information.
The support and dedication of all the editors, reviewers, authors, and readers are an integral part of the journal’s performance. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who have contributed to the journal.